{"id":7534,"date":"2024-05-30T16:17:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/?p=7534"},"modified":"2024-06-29T22:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T22:33:20","slug":"active-learning-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/active-learning-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Active Learning Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary>\u27a1\ufe0f Video Lesson<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Active Learning in the Classroom (3-Minute Overview)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cOLUiOMqLYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary>\u27a1\ufe0f Study Card<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/active-learning-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"active learning definition and features, explained below\" class=\"wp-image-24968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/active-learning-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/active-learning-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/active-learning-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/active-learning.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary>\u27a1\ufe0f Introduction<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s education system highlights the importance of active learning over <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/passive-learning\/\">passive learning<\/a>. An active strategy involves learning by doing rather than sitting, listening and repeating.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach highlights the importance of social interaction, discovery, play and trial-and-error for learning and development.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Active Learning Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Learning through Play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39239\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/play-based-learning\/\">Play-based learning<\/a> is a popular pedagogy for early years educators. It involves using hands-on, fun, and interactive experiences to stimulate cognitive development. When children learn through play, they can be engaged more willingly and in a more sustained way than if they learn passively. A play-based approach is embraced by theories such as <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/education-perspectives-compared\/\">Montessori, Steiner-Waldorf, Reggio Emilia and Froebel\u2019s theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Role Play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39241\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Role play involves taking on different personas during a lesson in order to view things from various perspectives. It encourages critical and non-egotistical thinking, which may lead to&nbsp; increased empathy and seeing issues from a more holistic angle. Children engage in role play during the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/symbolic-play\/\">symbolic<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/stages-of-play\/\">stage of play<\/a>, but it remains an active approach that teachers employ in all levels of education.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Science Experiments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39242\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Science experiments help students to actually see the theoretical ideas we talk about like gravity, magnetism and cell structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider an experiment like using iron filings to visually show the traces of magnetic fields (see this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thames-Kosmos-665050-Magnetic-Science\/dp\/B007WDGZLQ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ac_md=0-0-bWFnbmV0IHNjaWVuY2Uga2l0-ac_d_rm&amp;cv_ct_cx=magnet+science+kit&amp;keywords=magnet+science+kit&amp;pd_rd_i=B007WDGZLQ&amp;pd_rd_r=da389161-03f8-421a-b9dc-ac7813e86004&amp;pd_rd_w=Gv04L&amp;pd_rd_wg=x4Syg&amp;pf_rd_p=de19e82a-2d83-4ae8-9f5c-212586b8b9a0&amp;pf_rd_r=G5YP6H70MB9XZS8V5XBZ&amp;psc=1&amp;qid=1584298229&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=help-prof-20&amp;linkId=3997e74bf3d6a8ee737f9c680e5f9dc8&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great magnetic experiments kit<\/a> on Amazon), <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/student-microscopes\/\">using microscopes to examine cells<\/a>, or setting off a rocket to explore stored potential energy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Debates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39243\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Debates help students see things from multiple perspectives, use logic to defend their positions, and improve their public speaking skills. Teachers can split their class into two groups and ask them to take one perspective each, or get small groups to debate various different topics while the rest of the class observes and judges the winners.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Collaborative Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39244\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Group projects get students working together to solve problems. They force students to discuss issues, consider each others\u2019 perspectives, and construct knowledge together to come to share agreements on how to go about projects. In particular, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/collaborative-learning\/\">collaborative learning approach<\/a>, students must take on an \u2018active\u2019 rather than \u2018passive\u2019 orientation to learning as students are responsible for developing shared knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/collaborative-vs-cooperative\/\"><strong>Read Also: Collaborative vs. Cooperative Learning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Think-Pair-Share<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39245\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Think-Pair-Share is a teaching strategy that asks students to start thinking about something alone. Then, students turn to the person next to them and discuss the issue as a pair. The pairs can change their minds or learn from each other to refine their thoughts. Then, students get into larger groups (or a <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/whole-class-rewards\/\">whole class<\/a> group) to \u2018share\u2019 their ideas with the whole class to stimulate further thinking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. A Kinesthetic Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39246\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/7.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/learning-modalities\/\">theories of learning modalities<\/a> hold that some students are <em>kinesthetic learners. <\/em>A kinesthetic learner will learn best through using their body in the learning process. This can include learning through <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/gross-motor-skills-examples\/\">gross motor movements<\/a> (sports, for example), <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/tactile-learning\/\">tactile experiences<\/a> (e.g. touching something and feeling its features), or by ensuring they are exerting excess energy whenever possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Grab Bags<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/8-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39247\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/8-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/8.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A grab bag is a great way to get students thinking and learning actively. Students are required to put their hands into an opaque bag (such as a canvas bag) and feel the item within the bag. They need to describe the item and guess what it is simply based on what they feel. It stimulated learning through tactile methods and encourages <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/thinking-skills\/\">thinking skills<\/a> to try to solve the mystery. Invite each student one at a time to come up and feel the item, then encourage them to share their thoughts on what it is that\u2019s in the bag.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Phenomenon Based Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39248\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/phenomenon-based-learning\/\">Phenomenon based learning<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/21st-century-learning\/\">21st Century teaching<\/a> method that originated in Finland. The approach emphasizes choosing a phenomenon to study rather than a \u2018subject\u2019 (such as mathematics, literacy, science, history, etc.). When students choose a phenomenon they are required to study it from multiple different disciplines and perspectives by conducting research into it in groups and reporting their findings to the class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Inquiry Based Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39249\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/inquiry-based-learning\/\">inquiry-based learning<\/a> approach involves conducting scientific or systematic investigations into a topic under analysis. Students don\u2019t sit-listen-observe, but rather go about following procedures to generate data about a topic. I like to use IBL with phenomenon based learning, where my students choose a phenomenon and we <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/class-group-names\/\">work in small groups<\/a> to conduct inquiries into the chosen phenomenon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Citizenship Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39250\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Proponents of <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/citizenship-education\/\">children\u2019s citizenship<\/a> argue that children should be considered full, active participants in society. This approach highlights that students of all ages need the right to have their voices and perspectives heard and respected by teachers and the school. It encourages speaking up, acting to contribute to school improvement, and taking votes on important matters affecting their lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Place Based Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39251\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/place-based-education\/\">Place Based Education<\/a> is an approach to environmental education that reinforces the importance of taking action in the local community to learn. Students find an area of need in their local community and work to improve that aspect of the community. It could involve volunteering, helping regenerate a natural environment, preserving heritage, and beautifying the city. It emphasizes the importance of learning that has tangible benefits for people in your life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Gamification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/13-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39252\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/13-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/13-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/13-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/13.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gamification involves turning regular lessons into games by incorporating elements of gameplay. This can include turning a boring lesson into a competition, winning points for answering questions correctly, \u2018levelling up\u2019 such as gaining a new rank or privilege after achieving a skill, or creating a \u2018crack the code\u2019 lesson. These examples of gamification make students more active and engaged learners by inserting fun and activity into lessons.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. Game Based Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39253\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Game based learning involves using games to learn. Gamification involves incorporating \u2018elements of games\u2019 while game based learning brings whole games like dominoes (for math), Sim City (for city planning), Monopoly (for money management) and so on into a lesson. The game\u2019s premise needs to overlap with your intended lesson outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15. Guided Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/15-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39254\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/15-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/15-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/15-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/15.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/guided-practice\/\">Guided practice<\/a> involves the teacher gradually releasing responsibility to students. It starts with the teacher modelling a task, then having the students do the task with the teacher, then finally has the students doing the task independently. In this approach, the lesson starts with a traditional passive learning approach, and concludes with active learning after the students have built foundation knowledge and confidence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">16. Education for Sustainable Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/16-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39255\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/16-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/16-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/16-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/16.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/education-for-sustainable-development\/\">Education for Sustainable Development<\/a> involves teaching about environmental sustainability through getting students to take action in their own lives. Students are asked to assess their own consumer behaviors and take action to become more environmentally responsible. This can include conducting \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/-\/media\/Documents\/PDFs\/Eco-Schools\/Pathways\/Biodiversity\/Audits\/3-5-Biodiversity-Baseline-Audit.ashx?la=en&amp;hash=43C382F7CD333BA18BEC989AFE3534BA39D69C77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biodiversity audits<\/a>\u2019 and regenerating local ecosystems for flora and fauna, or auditing their own consumption and trying to reduce it week-on-week.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">17. Situated Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/17-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39256\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/17-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/17-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/17-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/17.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/situated-learning-theory\/\">Situated learning theory<\/a> believes that students learn best while participating as apprentice in workforce-like environments. Students are placed within the environment and start as peripheral participants, observing and asking questions. As they develop confidence and competence, they gradually become more and more integrated into the setting until they are integral participants in the workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">18. Peer Teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/18-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"active learning\" class=\"wp-image-39257\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/18-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/18-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/18-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/18.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/peer-learning\/\">Peer teaching<\/a> is an approach to education where a student who is more advanced on a topic mentors a less advanced student. This approach is beneficial for both the advanced and apprentice learner. The advanced learner needs to refine their knowledge and structure it in a presentable way, while the apprentice learner gets to learn from a \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/more-knowledgeable-others-examples\/\">more knowledgeable other<\/a>\u2019 in the classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Active learning is an approach to education that encourages children to learn through hands-on physical scenarios. It encourages children to learn through trial, error and discovery rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/rote-memorization\/\">rote memorization<\/a>. It has its basis in Piaget\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/constructivism\/\">constructivist theory<\/a> of learning which emphasizes \u2018constructing\u2019 knowledge rather than \u2018absorbing\u2019 information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Active learning is increasingly understood to be the best approach to education. Since the rise of Vygotsky\u2019s sociocultural theory and Piaget\u2019s constructivist theory, education theorists have argued it as a way to help students develop deep knowledge, learn in contextually appropriate ways, and apply their learning in ways that are meaningful to their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also an argument to be made for the \u2018enjoyment\u2019 factor of active lessons which may engage and motivate students for longer (Hyun, Ediger &amp; Lee, 2017), giving them more engaged learning time than \u2018boring\u2019 passive approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, see if you can integrate these active learning examples into your classroom to stimulate learning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary>\u27a1\ufe0f References and Further Reading<\/summary>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartholomew, J. B., Jowers, E. M., Roberts, G., Fall, A. M., Errisuriz, V. L., &amp; Vaughn, S. (2018). AL increases children&#8217;s physical activity across demographic subgroups. <em>Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 3<\/em>(1): 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hyun, J., Ediger, R., &amp; Lee, D. (2017). Students&#8217; Satisfaction on Their Learning Process in AL and Traditional Classrooms.<em> International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 29<\/em>(1), 108-118.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson, R. T., &amp; Johnson, D. W. (2008). AL: Cooperation in the classroom. The annual report of educational psychology in Japan, 47, 29-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramirez-Loaiza, M. E., Sharma, M., Kumar, G., &amp; Bilgic, M. (2017). AL: an empirical study of common baselines. <em>Data mining and knowledge discovery, 31<\/em>(2): 287-313.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Settles, B. (2009). <em>Active learning literature survey. <\/em>University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Computer Sciences. 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